Music really isn’t supposed to be perfect. It’s all about people relating to each other and doing something that’s really from the soul. It must come from the soul.
TOM PETTYThere goes your freedom of choice, there goes the last human voice.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I’m barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
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Let’s get to the point Let’s roll another joint.
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Running down a dream… working on a mystery… going wherever it leads.
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A rebel without a clue.
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I think to be successful you have to work really hard but you also have to have a little bit of luck.
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If you don’t run, you rust.
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
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In a world that keeps on pushing me around, I’m gonna stand my ground, and I won’t back down.
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I think for it to be hip to be idealistic is weird, you know? I mean, even all the best rebels to me, had some sense of hope in them.
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I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became my personality.
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I’ve always had a great love for the blues.
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Last dance with Mary Jane One more time to kill the pain I feel summer creepin’ in and I’m Tired of this town again.
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At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
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I’ve never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I’m pleasantly surprised when it does.
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